Shackelford County, Texas

05/21/2026

Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day, a national holiday on which we pause to reflect on the cost of our freedoms and the "ultimate price" paid for it by so many men and women of our armed forces. The challenge to "earn this" ought to resonate more, perhaps on that day, than any other, as we seriously consider how we may, in fact, make their sacrifices meaningful.
Courthouse flags will be flown at half-staff until noon, and then will be returned to full-staff.

05/14/2026

04/28/2026

"ATTENTION!! Starting Monday April 27,2026, the Lake Hubbard Bridge will be closed. It is scheduled to be closed for 1 week. Please, give yourself time to take the alternate route. The route highlighted with green is county roads, the route highlighted in yellow is paved roads."

04/28/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Shackelford County today (April 28) until 9:00 p.m. Please be aware.

04/13/2026

Burn Ban Lifted
Today, April 13, 2026, the Shackelford County Commissioners voted to lift the current burn ban across the County. Recent rains have provided a much appreciated respite from the dry weather. Greening field, pastures and running waterways are a welcome sight.

04/01/2026

Alert:
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the request of Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), a statewide test of emergency alerting systems will occur between 10:00 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. As part of this drill, local jurisdictions across Texas may test systems used to notify the public during emergencies. Depending on the systems used by your local jurisdiction and/or the jurisdiction you are in at the time of the test, residents may receive a test alert on their mobile phone and/or hear outdoor warning sirens during this time. It is only a test - - again, between the times of 10:00 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. on April 2.

03/31/2026

Local concerns prompt April 2 event, but intervention window already closedOncor has announced a new public meeting in Albany regarding the proposed Dinosaur–Longshore 765-kilovolt transmission line, following concerns raised by Shackelford County landowners, local officials and recent reporting o...